WASHINGTON — Iraq’s politicians are trying to figure out how to share the country’s oil wealth, estimated to be the second or third largest petroleum cache in the world.
Tag: law
Nicholas F. Benton: The Libby Commutation
Maybe Bush’s outrageous commutation of Scooter Libby’s will help some folks recognize that this president and his cronies have more than normal self-interest or operative pragmatic scheming in mind.
Controversial Road Laws in Effect July 1
As of July 1, photo-red light camera designed to catch motorists running red lights will again be legal in Virginia. However, in the City of Falls Church, cameras used earlier at the four intersections will not get fired up until the fall, according to City officials. That’s because a new […]
Jim Moran
Monday, two military judges separately dismissed all charges against Omar Khadr and Salim Hamdan — the former accused of killing a U.S. solider and the latter, one of Osama bin Laden’s drivers. The two men have been held at the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay for more than five years.
F.C. Towing Law OK
Falls Church City Council members expressed concern Tuesday night that a new ordinance it passed unanimously to more carefully regulate involuntary automobile tows in the City does not ban the practice of “predatory towing.” The new law limits the amount a towing company can charge for the recovery of a […]
F.C. Mulls Next Step as Lawsuit Vs. Fairfax Water is Dismissed
Mayor: Cost of Fairfax Designs Will Be Steep City of Falls Church Mayor Robin Gardner, while saying she was “disappointed” by a federal judge’s decision last week to dismiss the City’s lawsuit against Fairfax County’s water system, confirmed that the City’s options are far from exhausted.
Delegate Scott’s Richmond Report
The terrible tragedy in Blacksburg forced many in public service to ask what we might have done differently to help avoid what happened. Clearly, I do not have the answers, but certainly the role of gun law enforcement and the adequacy of mental health services must be addressed.
Anything But Straight: A Date With Hate
In trying to beat back a growing wave of support for federal hate crime legislation, the right wing was up to its most dastardly and divisive old tricks. On April 17, they had scheduled a media conference at the National Press Club pairing so-called “ex-gays” with anti-gay black ministers. Their […]
Our Man in Arlington
Today I am speaking to the luncheon meeting of the South Arlington Kiwanis Club, an excellent group led this year by the estimable Andres Tobar.
Dowd on Drinks: Forget About ‘Man Law.’ It’s All About ‘Beer Law’
By now most people who come in contact with a television set have seen the beer commercials featuring the likes of Burt Reynolds and Jimmy Johnson sitting around a table sipping brews and creating one “Man Law” after another to govern male behavior.
